Thesaurus results for ANIMATORS

animators

noun

plural of animator

as in drivers

someone or something that gives life or vigor to

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Recent Examples of animators In game development, every important creative decision sets hundreds, sometimes thousands, of writers, artists, engineers, animators and audio experts in motion. — Ben Feder, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2026 Also, [there was a desire of the animators] to conquer curly hair really badly. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026 The medieval city located in Italy’s Tuscany region hosted creative leaders, artists and players of games, authors of comic books, manga, showrunners and animators of TV series and anime, actors and directors of films. — John Bleasdale, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026 Around 30 animators worked across 40 tiny sets, painstakingly constructing a feature-length film frame by frame. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 The process involved more 230 puppets — including 36 of the main character Prue alone — which were brought to life by a team of 49 animators. — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 22 Oct. 2026 Toward the end of a long, fruitless pitch meeting with a gaggle of writer-animators, Nickelodeon executive Mary Harrington put on Bartlett’s show reel. — Darryn King, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 Not all users need as much graphics muscle as processing speed, but plenty of editors, animators, engineers, and other workers will lean on a strong GPU. — Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 19 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Production kicks off in the second half of 2027, but everyday drivers won’t be able to buy one off the lot immediately.

— Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 11 Nov. 2026
On Tuesday, train drivers walked out to demand more investment in maintenance and safety, causing widespread travel disruption.

— Reuters, NBC news, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of drivers

Noun

But that order affects only what federal agencies can procure, and a company can opt out of being a federal contractor.

— Tal Feldman, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2026
The information helps researchers identify collision hotspots and provides transportation agencies with data to guide safety improvements.

— Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of agencies

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Michael’s former entertainment attorney John Branca (who was rehired eight days before Michael’s death) and the music executive John McClain were named co-executors of the estate, per a 2002 will.

— Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026
Attorneys for the estate’s executors did not immediately respond on Tuesday to The Times’ request for comment.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of executors

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The fund plans to acquire stakes in audiovisual companies and provide financing for individual productions, including participatory loans tied to presales, distribution agreements and tax incentives, as well as gap financing.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
Check whether individual and departmental incentives support the company’s broader objectives or encourage people to optimize at one another’s expense.

— Dr. Nore Salman, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of incentives

Noun

Guggenheim reiterates Netflix as buy Guggenheim sees plenty of positive catalysts ahead in 2027 for Netflix.

— Michael Bloom, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
NylaNova’s technology, developed at Northwestern University, uses selective catalysts to break down nylon-6 waste into caprolactam that can be used to produce new nylon.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of catalysts

Noun

Bassam Tariq wrote and directed; many of Son Lux’s inspirations came from Tariq, they band said.

— Fred Topel, Deadline, 9 Nov. 2026
Sure, hits like Andor and Rogue One were obvious inspirations for its tone, but the story stands alone, allowing even Star Wars newcomers to jump in and enjoy it with minimal context.

— Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 7 Nov. 2026

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